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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7530609 | Self-presenting non-excitable secondary hood latch assembly A secondary latch assembly includes a mounting bracket, a release hook, and a release handle operably connected to the release hook. The release handle is pivotable relative to the mounting bracket between a first position wherein the release handle is out of view, ... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7490874 | Lock device for foldable electronic apparatus A lock device is used for a foldable electronic apparatus. The lock device is mounted on a display unit of the electronic apparatus. The lock device includes a rotatable bolt, an actuator, and an elastic bolt holder. The rotatable bolt is rotatably mounted on the di... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7416228 | Container with adjustable rotary lock A rotary unit for use with a locking system includes: a base plate having a slot; a rotary member rotatably mounted with the base plate about a first axis of rotation, the rotary member including a plurality of fingers extending radially outwardly from a central por... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7360801 | Door latching system A latching system comprising a base having a first keeper secured thereto, a closable member adapted to engage the base, an elongated member rotatably secured to the closable member, said elongated member including a first connector adapted to engage the first keepe... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7350838 | Catch or locking element The invention relates to a catch, in particular a catch for furniture. Said catch comprises at least one first catch element, which has at least one spring-loaded locking part and a second catch element that forms a counter-locking part. According to the invention, ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7338097 | Latch assembly for a movable closure element A latch assembly for a movable closure element. The latch assembly has a housing with first and second rotors each movable relative thereto between a first latched position, a release position, and a second latched position. The first and second rotors in their firs... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7267380 | Rotary latch and housing An improved rotary latch and housing configured to receive a strike is described. The housing includes two parts that are mated together to improve their resistance to impact forces imparted by the strike. The housing is provided with a channel-shaped recess for rec... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7267377 | Latch assembly for a movable closure element A latch assembly for a movable closure element. The latch assembly has a housing, a first rotor movable relative to the housing selectively between a) a first latched position and b) a release position, and a second rotor movable relative to the housing selectively ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7204526 | Hood latch assembly for a vehicle A hood latch assembly includes a safety lever that is operative in conjunction with the movement of a latch plate so as to ensure a sufficient space between the safety lever and a hood. Namely, the safety lever is arranged in a folded condition when the latch plate ... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7090285 | Automotive door assembly A door assembly is provided having an ergonomic egress handle. The egress handle includes a door release lever that is pivotally connected to an automotive vehicle door about an axis that is generally perpendicular to the door for unlatching the door so that the doo... | 08/15/2006 |
| 6942259 | Latch assembly A latch assembly is provided for a movable closure element. The latch assembly has a housing and a first rotor that is movable relative to the housing selectively between a) a first latched position and b) a release position. The first rotor is biased towards the re... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6931897 | Lock for a sliding door or gate The lock comprises a frame (5), at least one bolt (4), in particular a latch bolt which projects in a predetermined direction out of the frame, a bolt operating mechanism (26, 31, 32) and means (20, 24) for mounting at least one hand oper... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6543822 | Self-presenting secondary hood latch assembly A secondary latch assembly includes a mounting bracket, a release hook pivotally mounted to the mounting bracket, and a handle mechanism pivotally mounted to the mounting bracket. The release hook is movable between a locked position and a released positi... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6527315 | Door latch for a dishwasher A latch assembly for a dishwasher door having a bolt secured to the door. The bolt has a catch including a ramp surface facing toward the tub. An actuator is slidably connected to the bolt. A switch is secured to the bolt such that movement of the actuato... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6513841 | Blowout latch Disclosed is a blowout latch for releasably securing an aircraft panel to an aircraft structure. The blowout latch includes a housing, a bolt, and a handle. The housing includes a bias section that has a plate, a block adjacent the plate, at least one coi... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6422616 | Adjustable hood latch assembly A latching mechanism for a closure of a motor vehicle compartment includes a housing forming a vertically extending groove for receiving a striker bar secured to the closure, first and second hollow rivets located on opposite sides of the groove, a strike... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6419284 | Door lock, in particular for tractors The invention relates to a door lock, in particular for agricultural vehicles such as tractors, containing a lock case and a locally actuable release arrangement, it being the case that provided in the lock case are spring-assisted rotary-latch elements, ... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6390518 | Latching mechanism for an appliance door A mechanism for use in latching a pivotable access door of a cabinet includes a latch housing within which is rotatably mounted a catch member between latching and unlatching positions upon a carrier which, in turn, is rotatably supported in the latch hou... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6336668 | Motor-vehicle door latch with adjustable levers A motor-vehicle door latch has a housing, a pair of levers pivoted at a common axis in the housing, a nut bearing axially on one of the levers and having a screwthread of a predetermined length, and a screw threaded in the nut, having a screwthread of a p... | 01/08/2002 |
| 6158787 | Vehicle door lock with U-shaped operating lever A rotary latch lock for the locking closure of a door, especially of a vehicle door of a tractor, including a rotary latch, a rotary latch spring coacting with the rotary latch as well as a stop piece, the rotary latch and the stop piece being pivotally m... | 12/12/2000 |
| 5129691 | Gate latch control device A gate latch control device for controlling opening and closing of a gate latch fixed to a gate post. The device incorporates a rod which is mounted for slidable displacement through the gate post, with opposed ends of the rod protruding from opposite sid... | 07/14/1992 |
| 5071177 | Locking device for the positive holding of a cover or grate in a frame In a cover-frame assembly for a manhole or the like a locking device is provided, which comprises a closing member having at least two horizontal arms and a mounting rod provided with a bearing and actuating device. The mounting rod and the bearing and ac... | 12/10/1991 |
| 4643710 | Valve apparatus for photoactivation patient treatment system Manually overridable servo controlled valve mechanisms for controlling the flow of fluids through a flexible tube for use in a photoactivatable reagent treatment system wherein photoactivatable reagents, in contact with patient blood cells, are irradiated... | 02/17/1987 |
| 4159138 | Snap-acting latch mechanism for sliding doors and the like A snap-acting latch mechanism for sliding doors is disclosed in which a latch bar is rotatably mounted and extends from a latch assembly for insertion into a keeper assembly. The keeper assembly is formed for cooperative engagement of a head portion of th... | 06/26/1979 |
| 4145978 | Security box A security box is provided with a closure inserted or removed from a channelled opening in one wall thereof. The closure has a security plate attached to the inside wall thereof, which security plate has rearwardly extending flanges on two sides thereof w... | 03/27/1979 |
| 4094540 | Closure device for locking a movable element with respect to another element A closure device including a male member and female member, one mounted on a movable element and the other on another element. The male member includes a flat plate of substantially constant thickness, and the female member has a portion provided with an ... | 06/13/1978 |
| 4068871 | Latch operating mechanism A one-piece continuous resilient rod extends between spaced apart latch bolts and has its ends operatively connected to the latch bolts. The unrestrained free length of the rod exceeds the spaced relation between the latched positions of the latch bolts s... | 01/17/1978 |